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Tentative Parcel Map No. 2007-05 <br />~ovember 28, 2007 <br />age 3 <br />subdivision creates an irregular shaped parcel that will be difficult to <br />develop over time without acquiring additional land or applying for <br />future variances. In addition, the unorthodox shape of the parcel does <br />not comply with the intent of the City's subdivision and zoning <br />ordinance (Exhibit 4). <br />For example, the City's Community Commercial (C-1) development standards <br />requires that each lot used for retail or service purposes have at least <br />120 feet of street frontage and an area of at least 15,000 square feet. <br />The purpose of this requirement is to maintain a parcel width of roughly <br />the same proportion from front to back which results in a rectangular <br />parcel that can easily be developed over time. In the case of the <br />proposed subdivision, the new parcel will have 120 feet of street <br />frontage. The width of the parcel however, is maintained for only 15 <br />feet before narrowing considerably due to the constraints of designing a <br />property line around an existing building. The new lot line jogs <br />through common building walls, around building openings, utility panels <br />and exit doors creating an irregular shaped parcel that is not conducive <br />to future development. At the narrowest point, Parcel 2 is 15 feet wide <br />~nd maintains this width for nearly 160 feet, which is clearly not the <br />intent of the City's street frontage requirement or subdivision <br />ordinance. <br />The Subdivision Creates New Zoning Code Non-Conformancies <br />Section 34-67 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SANG) states that no map <br />shall be approved which would result in a violation of Chapter 8, which <br />regulates Buildings and Structures, or Chapter 41, which regulates <br />Zoning. Approval of the proposed map would result in several new non- <br />conformities being created in violation of Chapter 41 of the zoning <br />code. These new nonconformities are discussed below and include: front <br />yard setbacks, drive aisle width, loading zone and trash enclosure <br />locations, and a landscape buffer adjacent to residential property. <br />In addition, the applicant has not shown that the proposed subdivision <br />meets the requirements of the building code as these issues were not <br />addressed through site plan review. The applicant would need to show <br />compliance with the appropriate California Building Codes prior to <br />recording the final map. <br /> <br />32A-29 <br />